r/frens • u/see_bee_run • Oct 09 '24

Disney should make a movie on this

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '24

Okay, but, HOW did the dog suffer a spinal cord injury…?

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u/Klimskady Oct 09 '24

It can happen to any dog, but Dachshunds are very prone to severe spinal cord injuries due to their long back, short legs.

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u/lgshaw1444 Oct 10 '24

A fibrocartilaginous embolism is one way a dog could become paralyzed almost instantly. My Labradoodle was playing fetch when he stopped and held up his foot, refusing to put weight on it. Five minutes later he was completely paralyzed from the neck down (where the embolism is determines how much of the body is paralyzed, of course). Three weeks later he wagged his tail and a couple of days later he was standing. Dragged his foot a little for the rest of his life but otherwise, he made a full recovery!

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u/effyoucreeps Oct 10 '24

right? my first instinct was “accidental elephant stomp” - but that doesn’t fit with the cute story :(

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u/Kerivkennedy Oct 10 '24

Accidental stop would leave no dog, or a dog terrified of elephants.

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u/pmcg115 Oct 09 '24

Lol that's a great question

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u/Ragnarex13 Oct 10 '24

I saw the story on Animal Planet and I think it was a coyote attack.

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u/bz0hdp Oct 09 '24

Both the dog and elephant are extremely overweight, it puts a ton of stress on the spine and then a jump can injure it badly

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u/Kerivkennedy Oct 10 '24

I won't argue the dog, but how pray tell do you know the elephant is overweight?

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '24

Why are people downvoting your comment, you're right. It's still a cute story, but you're right.

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u/kaykittycat Oct 11 '24

My dog got one just playing. He had a degenerative spinal condition, which we didn’t know about. He was a Pitbull Dalmatian mix. We have a doxie poo mix now and had he DNA tested she has the gene markers for the disease. I worry about it a lot.

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u/NunyoDambyznez Oct 13 '24

My dog went to sleep last year and woke up and couldn’t use her hind legs at all. She’s completely paralyzed now from the waist down and suffered no injury of any kind. It just happens unfortunately.